Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 17

1And the LORDH3068 H413said toH1696MosesH4872 H559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֣ר׀da.BerH1696toH413the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and takeוְקַ֣חve.KachH3947from themמֵֽאִתָּ֡םme.'i.TamH854twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240staffsH4294, oneH4294אָ֜ב'avH1מֵאֵ֤תme.'EtH854לְבֵ֨יתle.VeitH1004from the leaderנְשִֽׂיאֵהֶם֙ne.si.'e.HemH5387of eachכָּל־kol-H3605tribeלְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔םle.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004.Writeתִּכְתֹּ֖בtikh.ToH3789eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376H853man’s nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034onעַל־'al-H5921his staffH4294,

3andH853writeתִּכְתֹּ֖בtikh.ToH3789Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034onעַל־'al-H5921the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878,becauseH3588there must be oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259staffמַטֶּ֣הma.TehH4294for the headלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218of each tribeבֵּ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃beit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004.

4Placeוְהִנַּחְתָּ֖םve.hi.nach.TamH5117the staffsin the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150in front ofלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Testimonyהָֽעֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,whereH834I meetאִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdH3259with youשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

5H1961The staffמַטֵּ֣הוּma.Te.huH4294belonging to the manH376H834I chooseאֶבְחַר־'ev.char-H977will sproutיִפְרָ֑חyif.RachH6524,and I will ridוַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣יva.ha.shi.ko.TiH7918Myselfמֵֽעָלַ֗יme.'a.LaiH5921אֶת־'et-H853H834of the constant grumblingתְּלֻנּוֹת֙te.lu.nOtH8519of the IsraelitesH1121 H3478הֵ֥םhemH1992מַלִּינִ֖םma.li.NimH3885against youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

6So MosesH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the IsraelitesH1121 H3478,and eachH3605of their leadersנְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡םne.si.'ei.HemH5387gave himוַיִּתְּנ֣וּ אֵלָ֣יו׀vai.yi.te.Nu 'e.LavH5414 H413aאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259staffמַטֶּה֩ma.TehH4294לְנָשִׂ֨יאle.na.Si'H5387—oneמַטֶּ֨הma.TehH4294for eachאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the leadersלְנָשִׂ֤יאle.na.Si'H5387of their tribesלְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔םle.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1 H1004,twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240staffs in allמַטּ֑וֹתma.TotH4294.And Aaron’sH175staffוּמַטֵּ֥הu.ma.TehH4294was amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432themמַטּוֹתָֽם׃ma.to.TamH4294.

7Then MosesH4872placedוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117אֶת־'et-H853the staffsהַמַּטֹּ֖תha.ma.TotH4294beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDH3068in the TentH168of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

8וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283MosesH4872enteredH935 H413the TentH168of the Testimonyהָעֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715and sawוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009that Aaron’sH175staffמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294,representing the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878,had sproutedפָּרַ֥חpa.RachH6524,put forthוַיֹּ֤צֵֽאvai.Yo.tze'H3318budsפֶ֙רַח֙fe.rachH6525,blossomedוַיָּ֣צֵֽץ צִ֔יץvai.Ya.tzetz TzitzH6692 H6731,and producedוַיִּגְמֹ֖לvai.yig.MolH1580almondsשְׁקֵדִֽים׃she.ke.DimH8247.

9Then MosesH4872אֶת־'et-H853brought outוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318allכָּל־kol-H3605the staffsהַמַּטֹּת֙ha.ma.TotH4294from the LORD’sH3068presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440toH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.They saw themוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and each manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376tookוַיִּקְח֖וּvai.yik.ChuH3947his own staffמַטֵּֽהוּ׃ סma.Te.huH4294.

10The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Putהָשֵׁ֞בha.ShevH7725Aaron’sאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175staffמַטֵּ֤הma.TehH4294H853back in front ofH6440the Testimonyהָעֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,to be keptלְמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931as a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226for the rebelliousלִבְנֵי־ מֶ֑רִיliv.nei- Me.riH1121 H4805,so that you may put an endH3615to their grumblingתְּלוּנֹּתָ֛םte.lu.no.TamH8519against MeH5921,lestוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808they dieיָמֻֽתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191.”

11So MosesH4872didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDH3068H853כֵּ֥ןkenH3651עָשָֽׂה׃ ס'a.SahH6213had commanded himצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680.

12Then the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478declaredוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toH413Mosesלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH4872 H559, “Lookהֵ֥ןhenH2005,we are perishingגָּוַ֛עְנוּga.Va'.nuH1478!We are lostאָבַ֖דְנוּ'a.Vad.nuH6;we are allכֻּלָּ֥נוּku.La.nuH3605lostאָבָֽדְנוּ׃'a.Vad.nuH6!

13Anyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605who comes nearאֶל־'el-H7131 H413the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will dieהַאִ֥םha.'ImH4191 H518.Are we allתַּ֖מְנוּTam.nuH8552going to perishלִגְוֹֽעַ׃ סlig.Vo.a'H1478?”

Commentaries on Numbers 17